Title: Active Theme
Last modified: February 22, 2023

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# Active Theme

 *  [terrywoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terrywoods/)
 * (@terrywoods)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-theme/)
 * How do I know which theme that is on my account is the active theme. I mean in
   the files or setups. What changes when i activate a new theme?

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-theme/#post-16496365)
 * See APPEARANCE -> THEMES on the dashboard.
 *  Thread Starter [terrywoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terrywoods/)
 * (@terrywoods)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-theme/#post-16496405)
 * What in the files is the dashboard looking at. I want to know in the files not
   using the dashboard
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-theme/#post-16496447)
 * The files for your themes are in wp-content/themes. To view them, use the file
   manager app of your hosting control panel. However, none are designated there
   as “active”. You set and see the active theme in the dashboard; it’s stored in
   the wp_options table of your database. When you change to a new theme, WP uses
   the theme files you point to.

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 * Last reply from: [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-theme/#post-16496447)
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